Bank-protecting device



Sept. 11, 1928. 1,683,800

Y J. PLATT BANK PROTECTING DEVICE Filed Jan. 29, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1INV%TOR. I

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Q Myinvention relates to bank protecting deprovide a'deal. tray thatshall fully protect Figure '6 an elevation, looking as. fromthe by abullet but it will right ofiFigiires 1 and'2and showing i0 tion oi thecounter and adjacent parts.

" K counter. L and N are bulletproof v 7 panels at the side of the tray.B is a metal cross bar parallel to and a little abovethe roof" sheet ofglass resting upon the cross v at B and filling the space between saidpanels.

C is

a-hieta'l bar secured at the under side panels L and N,exc'ept for thesides of-the 7 tray, atteach end. The bar (3 may be hollow as indicatedat H.

l The deal tray is located upon the counter K, I

4 35 thebar C extending downward therein between itsouter and inneredges. j

- The body of the'tray is made of soft steel and is provided with sidesandan elevated ridgeG at its front edge extending between it q sides ata convenient-distance in front of the partition A and bar 0. The upperedge of the ri e G comes at about the evel of the upward and between thesides of theitray, parallel to the ridge (hand a short idistaneeback ofthe partition A and bar 0.

l I a i Tl'lis-leaves-a flat portion D'of the bottomof tray partly in frt of bar and pflfi LITA- I l orizontally backward-Jory a short s M1 1horizontal planeMaoeJ' at the The surfaoeJ is at a level vioesand anobject of-my improvements is (hotel-lei while facilitating thehandling-pf is'a plan view of a portion of one plan'view of theuppersurface oi the ('zdunter and A is a bullet I I of thebar B, extendingdownward toward the 7 g ,counter anda'crossthe opening between the'sirable.

lower a ge of the bar C. F is asccond ridge the F the of thetrayApplication fled January 29, 1920. Serial m. 84,688.

considerably above the lower edge of the bar '0.

The ridge F divides the bottom of the a. -mto two parts, respectively,directly accessible to the customer and teller into which bills, papers;and pass books may be laid. The customer may place articles flat-wise inthe outer part D and shovethem to the rear teefl 1said part where theycan'be reached by the er. Theteller may place such articles in the trayback of the ridge F where they cannot be reached by the customer.

E is a bul t proof sheet of steel secured at its ed 's-at and W belowthe bottom of the tray, caving a space between said sheet and the bottomof the tray.

' The bottom of the tray may be penetrated and the plateiEiwillj'completely stop -it"*"so. that the ullet will remain in'f' thespace be tween said'sheet and bottom ofthe, tray.

largely stop the same,

By this arrangement t e handlingof the money apers and pass ookjmay'proceed in the usual way and a weapon cannot -'be brought into positionto hold up the teller,

nor can bullets befired 'to reach a victim by glancing from thebottomofthe tray.

The ridge F may be omitted if the lower edge of the bar C isbroughtmuchlower' but the construction is' not as efiieient and de-WhatIclaimis: 1. In an apparatus of the kind described the combinatlonof a bullet proof partition, a tray extending under said partitlonhaving an elevated outer and inner edge, the lower edge of saidpartitioncrossin said tray be low, or approximately in, a p aneextending between the upper portions of said edges at y glancing fromsaid shield. I

2. In an apparatus of th kind described, .the combination of a bulletdproof partition, a'tray extending under sai partition havloweredgeofsaidipartition crossing said beingso located as to pi'event a ullet fromi -'mg an elevated outer and inner edge, the

inner edges sufiicient to .being provide tray below, or approximatelyin, a plane ex tending between the upper portions of said edges at adistance from said outer and inner ed es sufiicient to permit theusual"'arti-' oles to e placed in saidtray, said tray being providedwith a ridge F extending upward.-

y from its bottom a short distance back of said artition for the purposedescribed.

3. an apparatus. 0 the kind described, the combination ofa bullet proofpartition, a tray extending under said partition hav; ing an elevatedouter and inner edge, the

lower. edge of said partition crossing said tray below or approximately.in, a plane extending between the upper-portions of said edges at adistanoefr'om said outer and rmit the usual articles to be laced in saidtray, said tray with a ridge F- extending upwardly from its bottom ashort distance back of said partition, said. tray being made of amaterial that permits the penetration of a bullet and a bullet proofshield located under said tray so as to catch and retain extendin gbetween any bullet that may senetrate said tray, said tray bemg so locat"iromIgllancing from said shield.

.4. an apparatus of the kind described,-

as to prevent a ballet the combinatlon of a bullet proof partition, atray extendingunder and hllingghe space beneath said partition, said train vided with an u wardly exten g ri 'G spaced horizonta y from saidpartition and in fiont thereoffor the urpose described, an upwardlyextending ri ge F a short distance behmdsaid partition, the bottom ofsaid tray r sing to an elevated portion J at its rear, said tray be' ofa material that may be penetrated by a ullet and a shi'eldE unpenetrableby a bullet, and located below said tray so as to catch and retain anybullet that may. penetrate said tray, said tray being so located as toprevent a bullet from glanclng from said shield, said partition crossingsaid tray below, or approximategi in, a langeupperpo onsosai JOSEPHPLATT.

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